(FWIW, I agree with your conclusion.) > But why would $45k change Musks mind about the matter? One reason might be pride. I could conceive of somebody believi

(FWIW, I agree with your conclusion.) > But why would $45k change Musks mind about the matter? One reason might be pride. I could conceive of somebody believing that they've offered something that is "fair" and being insulted when their fair offer is rejected (and especially more so when they're also told that the offer was 10% of "fair"). Anyway, to your point, there's lots of reasons Musk would never even consider making the offer in the first place, so it's a rather dubious claim.